Snacking and staying up late and hungry
Which is more harmful?
What’s the solution to nighttime hunger?
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What are the dangers of late night snacking?
In fact, we all know that midnight snacking is not a good thing for health, but what are the specific hazards?
Lead to obesity
The body’s biological clock leads to a greater demand for food during the day, and the body’s metabolism will be much faster. At night, the body’s biological clock slowly close to the rest state, the demand for food and metabolic rate will decline.
So if you still add meals in the middle of the night or eat snacks, the energy can not be utilized, the body can only help you to save up, the most likely cause is obesity.
Causes stomach problems
When it comes to eating, we have to mention the effect on the stomach. The stomach as the body’s main digestive organs, and other organs are the same, to the middle of the night will also need to rest to repair themselves. Often eat in the middle of the night, undoubtedly aggravate the burden on the stomach, easy to trigger stomach diseases.
Increase in cholesterol
Although what to eat late at night varies from person to person, but for most people, the choice of high-fat, high-salt, high-protein foods will account for a relatively large proportion. The intake of such food will lead to a sudden rise in blood lipids in the body, blood cholesterol will also increase significantly, which triggers the liver to produce more LDL.
LDL, also known as “bad cholesterol”, is the cause of coronary heart disease, cerebral infarction and other diseases.
Reduced sleep quality
Eating late-night snacks, the most direct impact on the stomach and intestines, but also for the body’s other internal organs will also be indirectly affected, the body can not really rest, resulting in increased brain excitement, so that all parts of the body are not able to enter the sleep state.
Even if you can fall asleep, the quality of your sleep will be affected, with shortened deep sleep and easy waking, affecting your work and study efficiency the next day.
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Should you eat when you’re up late and hungry or not?
The so-called stay up late, that is, after dinner until late at night to endure sleepy not sleep. This is a health hazard of bad lifestyle, long-term late night on the body tissues and organs will bring irreversible damage.
However, the occasional, unavoidable need to stay up late, that is, four hours after dinner need to continue to work or study for several hours, eat some snacks may not be impossible, the question is how to eat? What to eat?
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What should I eat for a late night snack?
Foods that are suitable for late-night snacking choices should meet these conditions:
Low in fat, low in energy and high in nutritional value;
Easy to digest, without adding burden to the stomach and intestines;
Have a certain sense of satiety;
Does not interfere with sleep after consumption and helps to improve strength and energy for the next day.
After reading this, you may not have any specific ideas, so let’s change it up:
Ingredients chosen in the right amount of carbohydrates, high water, rich in calcium, potassium and B vitamins, if the ingredients chosen contain protein high in tryptophan and threonine, will help to stabilize the nerves and mood, but also to enhance physical strength.
Cooking methods should take easy to digest and absorb boiled, stewed, steamed, etc., do not choose fried, deep-fried and pickled high salt food.
You can eat fruits for a late night snack, but eating only fruits is not recommended. This is because when you are very hungry and then go for fruit, you will find that the more you eat, the more appetite you will have. But it is good with other foods, or have some when you are not very hungry to make the hunger come later.
Although the snacks suggested above are easily digestible, it is not recommended to go to bed right after eating. This is not good for the stomach and sleep. It is best to eat a snack 1~2 hours before bedtime, and if you are suddenly hungry before going to bed, you can eat a small amount of food. This is not so hungry that you can’t sleep, and not too hard for the stomach to work overtime.